Scaredy Cat

About This Game

Scaredy Cat is a short narrative adventure about Kitty who really, really wants to be brave.

One day, Kitty's "friends" dare her to go into the forest across the bridge and bring back a super-duper rare flower – maybe then they will stop calling her Scaredy Cat! Kitty agrees. There's just one tiny problem: she's never actually been outside the city before.

What was supposed to be a quick trip into the forest turns into a much bigger adventure: Kitty gets lost, meets some rather strange characters, gets involved in other people's problems, and slowly starts to question what being brave even means...

Scaredy Cat is a small, story-driven game with exploration, dialogue, quests, light platforming, and a few minigames along the way.

The whole adventure takes around 20-30 minutes to complete!

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Leave the City Behind

For the first time in her life, Kitty is leaving the comfort of her hometown and heading into the unknown. And, well, the forest is not quite what she expected. There are all sorts of places to discover, from quite normal and cute looking forest areas to the dark labyrinth and... a Ghost Festival??

The game isn't an open world, but you'll get to explore several different locations as you follow Kitty's journey! Look around, follow paths and quests, jump onto things and find your way past obstacles.

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Meet the Locals

Turns out, the forest isn't as empty as Kitty thought!

Along the way, you'll meet all sorts of characters: some are friendly, some are a liiiiittle odd, and some seem to think that a random kitten wandering through the forest is exactly the right person to solve their problems!

Talking to these characters is a big part of the adventure. They'll tell you about themselves, help you figure out where to go next, and sometimes ask you for a favor or two.

Most conversations are pretty lighthearted, and there's definitely some silliness involved. But as you get further into the story, you might find that a few of these encounters have a little more to them than you'd expect.

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Help Out Along the Way

Remember that super-duper rare flower Kitty was supposed to find?

Well, she's still looking for it. It's just that everyone else seems to have something they need help with, too...

As you explore the forest, you'll come across small quests and tasks from the characters you meet. Nothing too complicated, just little things that give you a reason to look around, interact with the world, and get to know its inhabitants a bit better.

After all, Kitty might be scared of pretty much everything, but that doesn't mean she can't help someone out!

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A Little Bit of Everything

Of course, Kitty won't spend the entire game just walking around and talking to people. There's some light platforming, so you'll be jumping and climbing. You'll also run into a few minigames and other small gameplay moments throughout the adventure.

We wanted to keep things simple and relaxed, while still giving you different things to do as you explore.

Nothing too difficult, though. Kitty has enough to worry about already.

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A Small Story About Being Brave

At the end of the day, Scaredy Cat is just a little story about a kitten who wants to prove something to herself. There's no world to save, no great evil to defeat, and no legendary hero to become. Just Kitty and her super-duper rare flower!

The story is mostly silly and lighthearted, but we also wanted it to have a bit of heart.

Kitty starts her journey thinking that being brave means not being afraid of anything. But the further she goes, the more she begins to understand that maybe that's not quite how bravery works.

And perhaps she doesn't need to prove as much as she thinks she does.

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What You Can Expect

A short adventure that takes around 20-30 minutes to finish

Different locations to explore, from the city to the depths of the forest

Lots of dialogue and some rather peculiar characters

Small quests and tasks to complete along the way

Light platforming, climbing, and jumping

A few simple minigames

A mix of cozy, funny, mysterious, and slightly spooky moments

Simple keyboard controls and relaxed gameplay

A little story about fear, confidence, and learning to be brave

Completely free to play!

You don't need to be experienced with games to play Scaredy Cat! The controls are intentionally simple, the gameplay is fairly relaxed, and there is no combat. The main focus is on following Kitty's little adventure, meeting the characters, and seeing where the journey takes her.

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About the Project

Scaredy Cat originally started as a Summer Studies project at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences.

The game was created by a small student team in just a few months, and it eventually became our first game released on Steam. At the time, the goal was fairly simple: make a small narrative game, finish it, and actually release it.

Of course, after release, we immediately started noticing all the things we wanted to change.

Since then, we have continued working on the game whenever we had the chance. A lot of the updates came directly from watching people play. We brought the game to playtests and events, gave it to friends, read player feedback, and slowly collected a very long list of things that were confusing, awkward, broken, or simply could have been better.

Over time, we added more quests, improved navigation, changed parts of the environments, updated UI, improved cutscenes and transitions, added new gameplay moments, polished dialogue, fixed bugs, and generally tried to make the whole experience feel smoother.

So while Scaredy Cat is still a small student project at heart, it has grown quite a bit from the version we originally released. And honestly, we are pretty happy with that.

We hope you enjoy Kitty's adventure! :)